The Unredeemed Captive published by Vintage on March 28, 1995. The Unredeemed Captive - A Family Story by John Demos was about the holding of Eunice Williams captive by the resident. The Indians and the fight her family endured to return home. Eunice was captured along with her family along with hundreds of other residents of Deerfield and surrounding areas. Demos seems to know the Deerfield raid very well. He also uses impeccable detail on the captives' march to Canada. Demos also does a great job depicting the experience of being captive. It also helped to better understand the story when Demos explained in more detail why the Indians were victorious in capturing the villagers. He also described the Indian village of Kahnawake where Eunice lived with her husband and her new way of life. Historically, very little is known about Eunice. Demo tries to describe how he thought his life would have been. In my opinion this adds confusion to the story because he is trying to add 21st century ideas to an 18th century girl. The Deerfield Raid was a significant thing because it was the largest raid conducted by the French and Indians. The Indians manage to take the greatest number of captives. The forces intended for the raid had begun to assemble near Montreal as early as May 1703. However, two incidents occurred which delayed the execution of the raid. The first was a rumor that English warships were on the St. Lawrence River, drawing a large Indian force to Quebec for its defense. The second was the detachment of some troops, including Jean-Baptiste Hertel de Rouville, who was to lead the raid, for operations in Maine (including a raid against Wells which raised the border alarm at Deerfield). Its...... middle of paper...... terrible. It takes some time to get used to reading the sentences. However, once I got used to the theme of his writing, it became a little easier to understand. Although the title of the book implied that the story was about Eunice, it was misleading. This was misleading because Eunice doesn't come into play until halfway through the book. I found several events interesting, including the fact that many captives were captured more than once, speaking to karma. Another being the attachment of the Indians to their captives “the Indians preferred to cut out their hearts rather than separate from their adopted captives”. And the last thing is the ages of Eunice and Stephen. I found this story good. It wasn't captivating. Overall, I give this book 6 out of 10, due to how difficult it is to understand the authors' theme. and the lack of consistency throughout the book.